Jonathan Vinocour

Violist Jonathan Vinocour was appointed Principal Viola of the San Francisco Symphony in 2009, having previously served as Principal Viola of the Saint Louis Symphony and Guest Principal of the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared frequently as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and the New World Symphony where he was a featured artist of their Viola Visions Festival alongside Tabea Zimmerman, Kim Kashkashian, Roberto Diaz, and Cynthia Phelps. He is a regular guest of festivals such as the Seattle Chamber Music Society, Marlboro, Bridgehampton, and Salt Bay Festivals and Chamberfest Cleveland. He also performs frequently on the chamber music series of the San Francisco Symphony and as a recitalist and chamber musician on concert series around the country. Vinocour plays on a 1784 Lorenzo Storioni viola on loan from the San Francisco Symphony.